The long-buried memories burst forth like seeds breaking through the soil, scenes from decades ago slowly unfolding in front of his eyes.
Tang Yuanmao displayed remarkable intelligence from an early age. He was hailed as a prodigy, reciting almost a thousand poems by the age of two.
With his extraordinary intellect, he continuously skipped grades throughout his education, completing his Ph.D. by the age of 23 and joining the Zijin Research Institute.
He had thought of himself as a standout talent among geniuses, until he met Sang Ning, only then realizing the phrase "there's always someone better."
After joining the institute, he was assigned to work as an assistant under the honorary director.
Tang Yuanmao had assumed the honorary director would be someone older. But when Sang Ning extended her hand and greeted him politely yet distantly, he froze on the spot.
